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A Principled Technologies test report 21
Comparing performance and cost: Dell PowerEdge VRTX vs.
legacy hardware solution
i. Clear the vmnic0 checkbox.
ii. Check the vmnic1 checkbox.
iii. Press Enter.
e. Press Esc.
f. To restart networking, press Y.
g. Select Troubleshooting Options.
i. Select Enable ESXi shell, and press Enter.
ii. Select Enable SSH, and press Enter.
iii. Press Esc.
h. To log out, press Esc.
2. Repeat step 1 for each additional server you wish to configure.
Adding both server nodes to the vCenter Server
1. Open a new vSphere client session, and connect to the IP address assigned to the vCenter Server Appliance
during installation.
2. Log into the root account
3. Right-click the item at the top of the left-hand pane in the client, and select New Datacenter.
4. Select an appropriate name for the Datacenter. For our testing, we selected VRTX-01.
5. Right-click VRTX-01, and select Add Host.
6. Enter the IP address of the ESXi host in Slot 1.
7. Log into the root account.
8. Click Next.
9. Click Yes to verify the authenticity and complete the import.
10. Click Next.
11. Select a license to assign, and click Next.
12. Do not check Enable Lockdown Mode, and click Next.
13. Click Next.
14. Click Finish.
15. Repeat steps 5 through 14 for the ESXi host in Slot 2.
Configuring VM networking
1. In the vCenter Server console, select the first host, select the Configuration tab, and select Networking.
2. Add the necessary vSwitch for the network that application traffic will use:
a. Click Add Networking.
b. Choose Virtual Machine, and click Next.
c. Choose create a vSphere standard switch.
d. Choose the NIC associated with VM traffic.
e. Assign the network label, and assign IP settings.
f. Click Finish.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the second host.
Configuring the external volumes
1. In the vSphere client, select the first host.
2. Click the Configuration tab.